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School: Naomh Eoin, Béal Easa (roll number 14176)

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Foxford, Co. Mayo
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0125, Page 201

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  1. Leigheasanna (continued)

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    (continued from previous page)
    The most painful of all are corns in hot weather. For those the best is the slime of the fish which is found along the lake in Summer.
    Lilywhite root for drawing out the germ of a boil.
    For ringworm the butter that is churned in May, mixed with sulpher and rub it on the place, in is put around the mark to spot it from spreading.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Cures

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    In olden times doctors were very seldom used. An old woman says that she once gave a cure to a doctor for his own illness. The cure was a herb, and the doctor sent away for the seed of it, and grew it himself.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Howley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Foxford, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Morrison
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Foxford, Co. Mayo